Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Spanish Women with Endometriomas or Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Gynecological History and Physical Examination
2.3. Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Comparison of the General Characteristics of Cases of Endometriosis and Controls
3.2. Comparison of the Health Concept Scales of the SF-12v2 Questionnaire between Cases and Controls
3.3. Comparison of the Norm-Based Scales and Summary Measure Scores of SF-12v2 between Cases and Controls
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Controls (n = 157) | Cases (n = 99) | p * |
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Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (years) | 30.7 (5.9) | 36.3 (7.4) | <0.001 |
Height (cm) | 1.64 (0.05) | 1.65 (0.06) | 0.88 |
Weight (kg) | 63.2 (11.5) | 63.7 (10.8) | 0.74 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.3 (4.3) | 23.5 (3.9) | 0.78 |
n (%) | |||
Diagnosed with: | |||
Hypertension | 6 (3.8) | 8 (8.0) | 0.13 |
Diabetes | 1 (0.64) | 1 (1.0) | 0.73 |
Infertility problems | 13 (8.4) | 28 (30.4) | <0.001 |
Alcohol consumption a | 126 (82.9) | 74 (75.5) | 0.15 |
Tobacco consumption b | 82 (52.9) | 51 (51.5) | 0.83 |
Educational level | |||
Primary | 15 (9.6) | 21 (21.6) | <0.001 |
Secondary | 39 (25.0) | 35 (36.1) | |
University | 102 (65.4) | 41 (42.3) | |
Marital status | |||
Single or divorced | 77 (49.0) | 32 (32.3) | 0.008 |
Married | 80 (51.0) | 67 (67.7) | |
Current occupation | |||
Unemployed | 22 (14.0) | 24 (24.7) | 0.008 |
Studying | 35 (22.3) | 9 (9.3) | |
Working | 100 (63.7) | 64 (66.0) |
Characteristics | Controls (n = 157) | Cases (n = 99) | p * | p ** |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Physical Functioning | 94.8 (15.5) | 81.1 (29.5) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Physical Role | 89.5 (16.5) | 71.7 (28.2) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Bodily Pain | 90.5 (18.3) | 66.3 (30.7) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
General Health | 76.9 (18.9) | 55.8 (26.1) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Vitality | 65.1 (19.8) | 53.1 (21.6) | <0.001 | <0.001 |
Social Functioning | 81.7 (22.4) | 69.7 (24.0) | <0.001 | 0.001 |
Emotional Role | 80.0 (21.1) | 70.0 (25.7) | 0.001 | 0.02 |
Mental Health | 64.8 (18.9) | 60.0 (20.5) | 0.054 | 0.16 |
Characteristics | Controls (n = 157) | Cases (n = 99) | p * |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Physical Functioning | 54.7 (5.3) | 50.0 (10.1) | <0.001 |
Physical Role | 53.3 (6.1) | 46.8 (10.4) | <0.001 |
Bodily Pain | 53.6 (7.4) | 43.7 (12.5) | <0.001 |
General Health | 52.0 (8.1) | 42.9 (11.2) | <0.001 |
PCS | 56.1 (5.9) | 47.7 (9.7) | <0.001 |
Vitality | 53.8 (8.0) | 49.0 (8.7) | <0.001 |
Social Functioning | 49.2 (9.1) | 44.3 (9.7) | <0.001 |
Emotional Role | 47.2 (9.4) | 42.6 (11.5) | 0.001 |
Mental Health | 47.4 (9.2) | 45.0 (10.0) | 0.06 |
MCS | 46.5 (9.8) | 43.8 (10.1) | 0.06 |
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Adoamnei, E.; Morán-Sánchez, I.; Sánchez-Ferrer, M.L.; Mendiola, J.; Prieto-Sánchez, M.T.; Moñino-García, M.; Palomar-Rodríguez, J.A.; Torres-Cantero, A.M. Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Spanish Women with Endometriomas or Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115586
Adoamnei E, Morán-Sánchez I, Sánchez-Ferrer ML, Mendiola J, Prieto-Sánchez MT, Moñino-García M, Palomar-Rodríguez JA, Torres-Cantero AM. Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Spanish Women with Endometriomas or Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115586
Chicago/Turabian StyleAdoamnei, Evdochia, Inés Morán-Sánchez, María Luisa Sánchez-Ferrer, Jaime Mendiola, María Teresa Prieto-Sánchez, Miriam Moñino-García, Joaquín A. Palomar-Rodríguez, and Alberto Manuel Torres-Cantero. 2021. "Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Spanish Women with Endometriomas or Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Case-Control Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5586. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115586